June 21, 2015
Happy Father’s Day
New Member Sunday
WE GATHER TO PRAISE GOD
PRELUDE & LIGHTING THE CANDLES
Announcements, Joys and Concerns
*OPENING HYMN #526 Faith of Our Fathers
*CALL TO WORSHIP
Gather in awe before God, who laid the foundations of the
earth.
Open your hearts to the steadfast love God offers.
The deeds of God are beyond our knowing,
yet we catch glimpses of God’s mercy and care.
God does not forsake us when we are dismayed and afraid.
Our Creator is with us in all times and places.
God is a stronghold for the oppressed and troubled.
The needy and the poor are not forgotten.
God is ready to listen to us in these moments together.
See, now is the acceptable time, the day of salvation.
Surely God will meet us here in our faith community!
How good it is when we sense our unity in Christ!
READING #532 Manhood
*GLORIA PATRI
Zion: Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy
Spirit: as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be
forever. Amen, Amen, Amen.
* PASSING THE PEACE OF CHRIST
Lector: The Peace of Christ be always with you!
People: And also with you!
Lector: Greet your neighbors with the Peace of Christ!
*HYMN OF PARTING #544 The Bond of Love
ALLELUIA
*BENEDICTION
GOD’S WORD IS PROCLAIMED
TIME WITH OUR CHILDREN
ANTHEM
SCRIPTURE
SERMON
Romans 5:11
Living in God’s Amazing Grace
Good News About Grace, 10 of 10
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WE RESPOND TO GOD’S WORD
PRAYERS OF PETITION AND INTERCESSION
THE LORD'S PRAYER (Using “Trespasses”)
OFFERTORY
OFFERING INVITATION (Sung, in unison)
Bring a gift of love, bring a gift of love, bring a gift of
love today. Bring an offering to our Lord and King; tell
the world He is the way. Bring a gift of love, bring a gift
of love, bring a gift of love today. In this quiet hour of
worship, bring a gift of love.
*PARTING SONG “Go Now In Peace”
Go now in peace, never be afraid.
God will go with you each hour of every day.
Go now in faith, steadfast, strong, and true
Know He will guide you in all you do.
Go now in love, and show you believe.
Reach out to others, so all the world can see.
God will be there watching from above,
Go now in peace, in faith, and in love.
Amen, Amen, Amen
*POSTLUDE & EXTINGUISHING THE CANDLES
Disciples in Service Today
Pastor: The Rev. Dr. Jim Henniger
Organists: Peggy Ott, Debbie Adams and Penny Regula
Lector for Zion: Tiffany Miller
Lector for Renner’s: Someone Special
Consistory Leaders: Blaine Krebs (Z); Larry Stein (R)
Acolytes: Bianca Yoder (Z); Jayce Cabot (R)
COLLECTING THE OFFERING
*DOXOLOGY
*PRAYER OF DEDICATION
Thank you, God, for meeting us in our need. We give
that others in even greater need might not be forgotten.
We are grateful for the trust you place in us. We give
that others might respond to the good news of your love.
We are hearing the word Jesus spoke in the midst of a
storm: “Peace! Be still!” With fresh calm confidence, we
give ourselves that others might live. Thank you, God,
for your steadfast love which endures forever. Amen.
GOOD MORNING!
No matter who you are
or where you are on your life’s journey,
YOU ARE WELCOME HERE!
We pray that God’s love will bless and transform you
as we worship together.
For we believe that in our worship together,
GOD IS STILL SPEAKING!
Please take a moment to sign our guest book.
Prayer Concerns
Norma Schlarb, Arletta Reed,
Esther & Laird Harstine,
Joann Wilcoxon, Jackie Elmore, Faye & Ed Honabarger
Connie Conn,Nancy Bihlmeyer, Ken Lawhun,
Tom Belville, Ike Domer, Sally Jones,
Greg Pope, Don Lewis, Mary Baab,
Twila Polen, Betty Elmore, Wanda Stalnaker
Keep the date!
Today: We welcome new members to our family in Christ.
At Zion we welcome Jeff and Chris Levengood, Ken
Levengood, Jay Breeding and Rev. Jim Henniger. At
Renner’s we welcome Bruce and Laurie Childress.
Saturday: Celebration in the Country
Next Sunday: Strengthen the Church Special Mission
Offering, UCC.
June 30: Packing Pirate Power Packs at Zion 6:30
Zion Guild Contact person for June is Jobina Krebs.
I want to thank all of you for your prayers and
get well cards during my recent illness.
Thanks again!
Don Scheetz
From the Pastor’s Desk . . .
!!!!!There is a line in Song of Myself by Walt Whitman that
says, “I sound my barbaric yawp over the roofs of the
world.” I often feel that way about my preaching: I sound
my barbaric yawp from the pulpits of the world.
All of us feel that way if we have any sense of
excellence. Our product never measures up, is never good
enough to match our dreams. As Flaubert wrote in Madame
Bovary, “Human speech is like a cracked kettle on which
we tap crude rhythms for bears to dance to, while we long
to make music that will melt the stars.” Yawp!
So how do we go on? Worse yet, how do we ever point
anybody to Christ when all we have to show is our own
poor efforts as a Christian witness? I heard a story recently
that gave me hope. Ignace Jan Paderewski, the famous
composer/pianist, was to give a performance in a packed
American concert hall. Among those in attendance was the
anxious mother of a nine-year-old boy. He wasn’t getting
on well in his piano lessons, and she thought that hearing
the master would encourage him. Instead, the little guy
developed a fascination for the big concert grand on the
platform. While the great musician was still backstage, the
boy slipped away from his mom, climbed to the stage and
began to bang out his rendition of “Chopsticks.” Yawp!
BALTIC PARISH
UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST
PO Box 249
203 North Butler St.
Baltic, OH 43804
330-897-6855
[email protected]
Renner’s St. Paul UCC
Fresno, OH
Sunday School at 9:30 AM
Worship at 10:30 AM
Zion UCC
Baltic, OH
Worship at 9:00 AM
Sunday School at 10:15 AM
Then an interesting thing happened. As the audience
laughed or hissed, Paderewski stepped from the wings. He
reached around the lad and began to improvise chords, a
counterpoint to the cracked kettle. The crowd cheered.
Perhaps when I preach, or when you and I share a
halting word of witness, or attempt to answer the sneer of a
cynic, we can feel Christ embrace us and enhance the
melody, turning a failure into a blessing. Perhaps we do
better than we really did because we are playing God’s
piano, and He is playing through, and around, and beyond
us. Remember that this week, and pound those old ivories
for all--no, for more--than you are worth.
Do, re, me, fa, sol, la…Thee,
Pastor Jim
Rev. Dr. Jim Henniger
Cell Phone: 760-296-7565
Home: 330-477-3855
[email protected]